Tenth Generation

812. Deacon William WEEDEN was born after 30 May 1619 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. He died in 1676 at the age of 57 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He was one of the members of the First Baptist Church in 1648. He was a freeman in 1655, a Commissioner in 1659-60.

From Erwin Edmunds Lefebvre Families research:

1619: William Weeden was born.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 790; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS) (Randall Research Library)

1638: William Weeden emigrated to America on the ship "Martin" with his father at age 19. He is listed as a member of the First Baptist Church of Newport. [Research of Forrest H. Blanding, WorldConnect]

1662, May 22: William Weeden - Land Recorded
" . . . William Weeden . . . of Newport . . . beinge in . . . posession of Land lyinge within . . . Newport . . . sixty Acres . . . bounded Northwardly by the Land of Joseph Card, Eastwardly partly upon a drift Way to the Land of Joseph Card, partly upon Land of James Rogers and partly upon the mill pond; Southwardly upon the Land of John Bliss and Westwardly partly upon the Land of Joseph Torrey and partly upon the Land of mr Benedict Arnold Only this is Reserved for publick use the Liberty of a Drift-way two Rodd wides through the said Land for all persons that have occassion to pass . . . that way to and from Newport, All of the . . . Land . . . with all Dwellinge or Mansion housis, Barnes, . . . Orchards,
Gardens . . . and all . . . Rights . . . according to a Law made the 22th of May 1662 . . . are
hereby Ratifyed . . . Recorded 30th day of June . . . 1674 . . .
<recorded> John Sanford" [Researched and transcribed by Claire Gilbert Dietz, RIGENWEB]
"Rhode Island Land Evidences, 1648-1696" compiled by Dorothy Worthington; I:42; Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence, Rhode Island; 1921 (974.5 RI/Land Abstract SCGS) (974.5 R343L ACPL)

1676: William Weeden died.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 790; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS) (Randall Research Library)

1676, November: He probably was killed in the King Phillips war with several others of his church as noted in a letter. [Research of Forrest H. Blanding, WorldConnect]
Abigail BAILEY and Deacon William WEEDEN were married about 1643 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.

813. Abigail BAILEY was born about 1630 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. She died in Newport, Newport Co., RI. She was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Or was she born in Glastonbury, Somerset, England?

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